Charley
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I 100% agree with Veena, climbing is a strength building exercise and a conditioner, I know we use climbing as a move but before it’s a move it’s a good way to get strong. Climbing might take a long time and that is so okay. There are a lot of more basic static poses you can do close to the ground https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
With your sit, as tine says try different types of sits because the "basic sit" can’t be done by everyone. If you have thick thighs or really skinny thighs the basic sit is hard … if you’re thick then it’s difficult to get one leg over the other and if your thighs are too skinny it’s hard to squeeze them together and actually sit there.
These are not necessarily beginner moves. I think of beginner moves as something that can be picked up in theory relatively quickly where as sits and climbs take time and conditioning. I teach them fairly early on but I don’t expect perople to be really good with them, not like a fireman where by the end of class everyone can do it.
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Laizydaizy has great advice. This one was super tough for me too. I worked on getting a really good fast static helicopter spin beforeI went back to the spinning mode and that seemed to help a lot.
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@ Empy…Well…I sew like I knit, not sure I have ever finished a project to date https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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And 100% worth it too! Even if you can’t do the whole year just to have them for a month or two is great!
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I have! I have! I have worked up to the black foam roller and it’s not hard enough! THANK YOU FOR THIS LINK!!!
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Happy Birthday!!!!!
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I love you Fleur, you always say the things I am afraid might not sound right coming out of me.
Yes, seriously think about why you want to compete. If it’s because you’d like to perform I highly recommend getting together people in your area and doing a showcase.
As Empy said – if you miss a trick in a showcase the crowd will cheer for you to try it again. If you miss something in a comp, it’s devastating. I’ve seen people cry. I have held friends and comforted them after making a mistake, I myself made many mistakes and cried about it for about 11 hours. If weren’t for some very good friends *Empy* *Fleur* *Karol* I’d probably never even think of competing again.
To echo what has been said above, please do your research on people and companies before you put yourself at their mercy. Talk to previous competitors if that applies. You should be able to email and ask questions BEFORE you compete. I think it’s very important that organizers be ready for every stupid little question and be ready with a quick answer in a decent amount of time. Trust me, I asked some stupid ones, I am sure I was a chore of a competitor. But if you feel the need to ask the organizers should be giving you answeres.
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Sexy! I especially LOVE the chopsticks!
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Congrats everyone! I am so happy for all of you!
@Bace, I know there were required elelments and a compulsory round so I assume a lot of the judging was based on that round and those things.
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Hi! I mean that the adjustor rod might be be too tight therefor the whole pole is just to tight into the ceiling.
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Any chance you mean doing the jade switch, basically you start in jade, then do a torso twist and jade on the opposite side?
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Look for new and exciting things to be added here https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Actually it sounds like your pole is overtightened. I did the same thing when I got my Xpert up – it wouldn’t spin much at all – I called around and it was too tight, I loosened it and it’s fine now.
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When you get it make sure you open it and look on the base to be sure that it has 2 x’s printed onthe base – if it doesn’t it’s a fake. It *could* be a real X though – possibly overstock of the old model?
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hmmm, have you spoken with one of the instructors? I’d contact Wendy personally and ask – she’s super nice.
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I am just beginning to work on spin mode, I have been a static dancer for nearly four years now. I found that spotting wasn’t very helpful because you are spinning much faster than you normally would if you were on your toes or atleast way faster than I can spin on my toes https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif .
I thinkthe best way to work spin is start from the ground up – how did you learn static? Try low momentum upright positions until you get comfortable then begin adding more momentum. Once you feel comfortable and stable in upright poses and climbs, do the same for inverts, low momentum inverts and work on just being comfortable.
One thing that totally messes with me is poses where I am looking up then transitioning into something where I am looking down – so far that’s the worst and that’s where I feel a loss of control. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cyclops_ani.gif
I think you just have to take a methodical approach to it. I am trying too. It’s not easy to get used tot his style of you’ve been a static dancer for a long time but I do think it will come faster to you than it did when you first began learning on static mode. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif
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Hi joni!
Congrats on your success girl you are an inspiration!!!! I am not that close to my splits but what I hear over and over again is to train your over splits to get those last couple inches – in your case less. Thereis a great book that has been talked about in other threads The Genius of Flexibility – this book is great – it talks about resistance stretching, it not painful and the exercises/stretches are incredibly great.
You have to get your body to a point where splits is your cold stretch, I think you would benefit from the book. I found I went form 6 inches to like 4 inches just by changing how I was dropping down into the splits and being able to push down through my pelvis into the floor rather than stretching down into them.
Seriously though going from 19 inches to 1.5 inches – you are my hero! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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I haven’t been on a PS perm brass but we have perm brass poles at the studio – if you are ordering a 1 piece pole with PS you should be fine, the problems are with their multi piece poles. So I say go for it and enjoy your new pole *and make vids! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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The problem with PS poles is that they are not always manufactured well and more recently my studio ordered 4 poles to sell from PS – all 4 had issues. One of them was a brass removeable and it had deep thick scratches through it. We had issues with parts not fitting, the threading isn’t consistant and I have heard the way they load from the bottom is pretty difficult too.
If you can – get the old model PS poles…but they sometimes will give you a hard time if you want the old model. The old PS pole was great – the new ones I just don’t like.
I do have a new x-pole and that wasn’t without issue either but it was easily rectified and X-pole customer service is great – they don’t treat you badly or try to pin the failure on you.
PS pole DO spin better and it’s probably less issue if you get a one piece pole from them -which is what I would do. Their multi piece poles are way to inconsistant in quality.
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Yup what Roxy said! AND…I love how easy it is to go from static to spin on the ps (that’s about the only thing I like about their poles.)
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I really do not like brass at all – it’s too grippy on my skins and I feel like it sweats against my hands so it’s harder to do hand holds and my body sticks too much. Same with powder coated.
I prefer stainless probably over anything but it’s a pain to get it warmed up so I picked chrome which to me gets a little too warm and grippy at times but overall seems like the best in between grip.
I think overall you can’t go wrong with chrome, it’s the safest bet if you are new to pole dancing. Also, there are a lot of things you can do if you have sweaty hands – botox, drying grip aids such as dry hands, Grrrip, and No Sweat and Antiperspirants such as Tite Grip, Drysol or Dricilor.
If you are dry you can used waterbased lotions like Vaseline Intensive Care, – a moisturizer which can be used while pole dancing, Corn Huskers lotion…
For new pole dancers the thing to remember is Powder Coated and Chrome are your least expensive options and it’s best to save money in the beginning to see if you will commit to practice, without sacrficing safety of the pole. Stainless, brass and tg are more expensive and you may not always be happy with the grip once you get comfortable pole dancing. You can always sell a pole to get a new one too.
Generally your standard static Lil Mynx is the cheapest, followed by X-pole and Platinum Stages are the most expensive. I started on a static powder coated LM and moved to a stainless steel ps pole…it wasn’t too bad of a move but it did take some adjustment.
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Most of the people against it are incredibly uneducated about pole dancing for fun or fitness therefor I laugh https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif at their comments.
So, can someone tell me if it’s actually going to be run as a test sport for the Olympics? I had heard that.
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I so wish I could afford to make another trip! So many friends in this one!
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LOVE her!!!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
